The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-01

to buy rubber bag 10 put the
body in. l was unable to get
the bag and bought two yards OF rub.
Der cloth at so cents yard. !
bought butchers cav for 90 cents. /
drank much whisky and got back to
the house at 8 a. m. Ispread the
rubber cloth upon the floor and laid
the body upon it. / then started to
cut him up. l first cut the head from
the body, and then laid it aside aud
wrapped it in a paper and part OF
his clothing. then cut both legs off,
and think the left arm close to the
shoulder. Ithen took Bohle'e trunk.
The trunk was too short, and / cut off
the feet and put them in the frank. l
then put the body on top OF the legs ;
and l think the arm on top of the
body. l took part of the clothes of
the deceased and some paper, wiped
the floor with them, and then put
them on top of the body in the trunk
/ locked the trunk and lsshed it with
a rope. l then left my house after
cleaning up the blood the best l
could, locking the door, taking the
head under my arm, which was then
wrapped up in clothing belonging to
Bohle, and also some newspapers. l
went t. the Grand Street terry, went
to the forward part OF the ferry boat,
leaned over the front railing, looking
into the water, aud when the boat got
midway the river, l dropped the head
and clothing int the water. assumed
that the paddle wheel struck it. l
then went to the house of Henry
Sjegel, No. 205 Throop avenue, end
learning that Siegel was sick, | told his
wife that August Bohle had gone to
Chicago the night before. then re-
turned to my house, arriving there
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon, and
between 5 and 6 o'clock in the after
noon and with the assistance OF an
Italian whom / met in the street and
gave him a quarter, l took the unk
to a saloon in Grand street and asked
permission to leave it over night,
which was granted. l called for 1t on
Saturday morning about 8 o'clock, and
brought it out on the sidewalk. Igave
a carman thirty cents to take 1t to the
saloon of Henry Bense, No. 1876 Kent
avenue, Brooklyn. / got permission
from Bense to leave the trunk there a
few minutes until went to Wescott's
express office. l told the EXPIRE ssman
where he was to call aud returned TO
Bense's store. l got come mucilage
and put this label on the trunk, John
A. Wilson, Baltimore, Md. To be
called for" After placing this label
on the trunk l left the store and re-
ques.ed Bense to give the trunk to the
exp resaman and take his receipt, and
that 1 would call for it in the
evening. / called that same evening
and received the receipt from Bense.
1 then left and went home. Before |
cut the legs think that | unbuttoned
the pants at the waist and pulled them
down. The coat l cut up the back and
pulled of before cutting the arm"
The statement then identities the
trunk, The clothes of Bohle and other
things connected with the murder, and
concludes as follows:
81 did not mean to Kill the deceased.
He was a quarrelsome man and l be-
lieved that my life was in dagger when
/ struck him. The manner in which
l disposed Of the body was to save
myself and family from disgrace.
EDWARD UNGER."
All the facts ststsd by Unger have
been corroborated and his will be ar
raigned in the Tombs Police Court to-
morrow. The Cororer's inquest will
be held Tuesday AFTERNOON.